The teen, whose name has not been released, is being held at the Hudson County Youth Detention Center in Secaucus, Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Gene Rubino said.

Authorities say the 17-year shot Nigee Paige, 24, of Jersey City, in the chest after seeing Paige and the teen's sister in a verbal and physical altercation in a hallway of 62 Bartholdi Ave., where the teen's family lives. Paige died at Jersey City Medical Center a short time later.

According to Rubino, the teen "is currently charged as a
juvenile in family court and the decision has not yet been made whether he will
be waived up to adult court."

Paige's death is the 17th
murder in Jersey City and the 19th in Hudson County this year. It was incorrectly reported yesterday there were 15 murders in Jersey City and 16 overall in the county.